Audrey Roberts
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| Coronation Street character | |
| Audrey Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Played by | Sue Nicholls |
| Duration | 1979- |
| Date of Birth | 23rd July 1940 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Occupation | Owner/worker of Audrey's salon |
| Family | Gail, Stephen, Nick Tilsley, Sarah, David, Bethany |
Audrey Roberts (née Potter), played by Sue Nicholls, is a fictional character on the soap opera Coronation Street.
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A single mother, Audrey Potter originally had little interest in daughter Gail's life. She married local councillor Alf Roberts, enjoying her social status as mayoress and believing herself to be better than the other Street residents.
Audrey also has a son, Stephen Reid, who lives in Canada. She has never been short of admirers, and has had romantic entanglements with Fred Elliott and undertaker Archie Shuttleworth, among others.
Audrey nearly became a victim of her serial killer son-in-law Richard when he discovered she was worth a lot of money, inherited from Alf. She currently owns and runs a hair salon and employs Maria Sutherland and her Granddaughter Sarah-Louise Platt.
Audrey's best friend was Alma Baldwin (Amanda Barrie). Audrey was devastated when Alma died of cervical cancer in 2001.
In October 2006, Audrey spoke to her close friend Fred Elliott, who was due to marry Bev Unwin later that week, and told him how she wished he was marrying her, not Bev. This caused Fred to have doubts about his decision but seemingly decided upon marrying Bev. Audrey then told Ashley that she wouldn't be coming to the wedding, which led to Fred borrowing Dev's car to visit her. After a heart to heart, Fred prepared to leave Audrey's house to get back to the church but collapsed in the hall and died. Audrey, accompanied by the police broke the news to Ashley and Claire at the church.
Audrey struck up a relationship with old friend Bill Webster late in 2006, but on Christmas Day Bill's wife Maureen turned up, and the secret affair was revealed.
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- Husband: Alf Roberts: (deceased)
- Son: Stephen Reid
- Daughter: Gail Platt
- Grandsons: Nick Tilsley, David Platt
- Granddaughter:Sarah-Louise Platt
- Great grandson: Billy Platt (deceased)
- Great granddaughter: Bethany Platt
- Aunt: Lilly
